First Impressions and Build
2019 Canyon Strive CFR 9.0 Team - Unboxing!?
We receive almost every test bike in a box - but most are packed to arrive at a bike shop...
Interview
STFU Chain! – Kovarik's Silent Solution
Chris Kovarik and Jaan Hurditch are hoping to silence chain slap with their new STFU Bike chain dampers…
Product Debut
Introducing the 2020 Yeti SB165 - w/Coil Shock
Lots of travel, lots of slack, lots of progressiveness in the burliest Switch Infinity bike yet...
Kovarik Signature Pedal
The New Dagga Flat Pedal from Chromag
Kovarik's signature Chromag pedal will strike fear in the darkest of souls…
REVIEW
Topeak Ninja 16+ Tool, Bottle Cages and Pumps
Want to ditch that pack? Topeak may have a solution that will put your tools, pump and bottle cage in one place...
Coming Out of Retirement
Cush Core and a Return to Downhill Racing (V10 Style!)
Having had the Santa Cruz V10 29er for 2 weeks why not try a downhill race? And CushCore, too.
Birth of the New Santa Cruz Hightower
Interview: 2020 Hightower Lead Engineer Eamon Briggs
"The new HT was really a ground-up new design. It’s such a different animal in terms of suspension layout and geo..."
REVIEW
Introducing the 2020 Santa Cruz Hightower
We've been rallying Santa Cruz's latest 29er in the Pacific Northwest for several weeks...
First Look with a Twist
2019 Santa Cruz V10 29er
Tim Coleman isn't just testing this bike - he'll be racing it all summer leading up to Masters World Championships at Mt Ste. Anne...
Mano a Mano Review
OneUp Al Pedals Vs Crankbrothers Stamp 7
Two impressively flat and grippy flat pedals that take a different approach to concavity and bearings...
Shorter but Longer, Faster but Easier
The New ROCKSHOX REVERB Stealth Ridden
The brand new Reverb has a longer service life, a shorter overall length and even featherweight riders will be able to lower it easily...
Commentary and Press Release
Brakes *IN* Your Handlebars? Magura Launches the MCi System
It's hard to know if Magura has lost the plot or if Europeans are after completely different products than those of us in the rest of the world...
2019 e*thirteen TRS Cranks Reviewed
This incredibly light and beautiful crankset is not for everyone - but if you aren't the type to bust arms in half they might be for you...
Editorial
Could the Michelin UPTIS Airless Tire Work In MTB?
Michelin has developed an airless tire system that may be found on most passenger vehicles by 2024 but what about bicycles?
REVIEW
Rocky Mountain Growler 40 - Budget Review
" On my first ride down I hit the same trails I usually ride on test bikes that cost many times its price..."
REVIEW| EDITORIAL
CamelBak Chase Bike Vest
While some folks are simply too cool to ever consider this pack - CamelBak has a killer product in their well vented Chase Bike Vest...
Protection Review
Reviewed: Slytech (Shred) XT Heavy Duty Kneepads
Slytech is an offshoot of Shred Optics - or was - which isn't a great resumé for making comfy and protective knee pads...
A run for the 5.10 money?
Reviewed - Northwave Clan Flat Pedal Shoes
“What the hell?” I thought. “As long as they don’t send those hideous blue ones.”
Quietly Unique
Oakley DRT5 Helmet Review
A helmet that doesn't look especially different but offers some class-leading features…
REVIEW
PNW Bachelor Dropper Post & Loam Lever : Review
A fully rebuildable top-of-the-line dropper from PNW - available in up to 200mm of drop with a sweet lever...
First Ride
ZIPP 3ZERO MOTO Carbon Wheels (RIDDEN!)
I ripped some laps in the Whistler Bike Park on the new ZIPP 3ZERO MOTO Carbons to find out if these new wheels are HERO or ZERO.
REVIEW: A saddle for women by women.
Ergon SM Sport Gel Women's Saddle
The female staff and athletes at Ergon felt the need to design the SM Women's saddle. As a female rider, I was interested in what they came up with...
PRESS RELEASE
Crankbrothers Launches the F15 Stevie Smith Memorial Edition Tool
All funds from the sale of the F15 Memorial Edition will be going to the Stevie Smith Legacy
Foundation.
Riding 2020 Shimano XT in Bellingham
Shimano Introduces 12spd XT and SLX Groups
The trickle down from XTR 9100 is on but can Shimano deliver solid performance on a budget that will compete with SRAM?